Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Acquires 19,855 Shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) by 22.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 106,707 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,855 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Barclays were worth $1,123,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BCS. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Barclays by 1,362.1% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 19,682,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $210,762,000 after purchasing an additional 18,335,937 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Barclays by 190.9% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,661,086 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,210,000 after acquiring an additional 2,402,500 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in Barclays by 6,028.3% during the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,718,379 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,239,000 after acquiring an additional 1,690,339 shares during the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Barclays by 231.3% during the 4th quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 2,323,096 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $18,306,000 after purchasing an additional 1,621,896 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Seven Eight Capital LP raised its position in Barclays by 1,126.6% in the 1st quarter. Seven Eight Capital LP now owns 594,844 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,621,000 after purchasing an additional 546,350 shares during the last quarter. 3.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Barclays Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of BCS opened at $12.04 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $11.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.99, a PEG ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.43. Barclays PLC has a 52 week low of $6.23 and a 52 week high of $12.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.98, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. Barclays had a return on equity of 5.94% and a net margin of 16.83%. The business had revenue of $7.98 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.43 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Barclays PLC will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Barclays Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 20th. Investors of record on Friday, August 16th were issued a $0.2684 dividend. This is a positive change from Barclays’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.27. This represents a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 16th. Barclays’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BCS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Kepler Capital Markets started coverage on Barclays in a report on Thursday, September 5th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Barclays from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Barclays Profile

Barclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International division segments. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services.